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but he is not as a go for afghanistan, iraq, -- tax,. he is now -- at -- he is not pay as you go for afghanistan, iraq and tax cuts the prescription drug program. >> he was not pay as you go in 2004 when the money was going to virginia. >> one reason for the selective nist was in 2003, we did not have a $14 trillion in debt. another thing, it's not as if you cannot predict that we will have disasters in the country. we have further gains, earthquakes, tornadoes. it is not as if it comes out of nowhere. it is quite an objection -- we are spending $6 billion a year on ethanol. offset with 1/6 of what we spent on ethanol. >> at the beginning of the program we heard michele bachmann suggests that god is trying to send a message. she was clearly joking. was what paul joking when he told -- ron paul joking when he told anderson cooper that he would do away with fema? does that make sense? >> he was joking -- sn't joking -- >> no, no. >> cantor also meant it. the important thing with this disaster -- irene did not ask whether she could come or
but he is not as a go for afghanistan, iraq, -- tax,. he is now -- at -- he is not pay as you go for afghanistan, iraq and tax cuts the prescription drug program. >> he was not pay as you go in 2004 when the money was going to virginia. >> one reason for the selective nist was in 2003, we did not have a $14 trillion in debt. another thing, it's not as if you cannot predict that we will have disasters in the country. we have further gains, earthquakes, tornadoes. it is not as if it...
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. >> we are involved militarily and east four countries, iraq, afghanistan, libya, pakistan. will the war ii, they sold war bonds -- world war ii, they sold wer -- war bonds. average room and raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we -- harry truman raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we paying for these wars? >> in world war ii, a up half of gdp. this is under 3% of gdp. >> so we don't have to pay for it? >> this is a man who was going toxic over the prospect of the deficit. you are absolutely right, these are the most unpatriotic wars ever waged. fought without a draft, without tax increases. we got tax cuts. the war has been put on the national debt by the afghanistan and iraq wars, put on the national debt from the founding of this country in the 1776 to 1900 a.d., two world wars, the louisiana purchase, the civil war, the great depression. >> even if i conceded the wars are unpatriotic they are not the drivers of the dead. it is not me speaking, it is the president's own commission. it is demagoguery to say they are the drivers of the debt. >> do we ag
. >> we are involved militarily and east four countries, iraq, afghanistan, libya, pakistan. will the war ii, they sold war bonds -- world war ii, they sold wer -- war bonds. average room and raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we -- harry truman raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we paying for these wars? >> in world war ii, a up half of gdp. this is under 3% of gdp. >> so we don't have to pay for it? >> this is a man who was going toxic over the...
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afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and not approval from congress in advance. >> in decisive, but he did pull the trigger on osama bin laden -- >> what president would not have? >> excuse me -- >> come to you and said -- >> didn't president clinton had a chance to pull the trigger? >> the decisions he made a leading up to bin laden were the most difficult and gutsiest he had seen from any president. on what charles said about libya, certainly we would get a better position if, after the attack, he had gone and gotten a resolution from congress approving that. it
afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and...
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but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in the administration. the president knows how i feel. i have told him i hope that there's a troop withdrawal and one of significance. >> lehrer: and you expect that to happen. >> well, i hope so. >> lehrer: you don't have any inside information. >> no, i have no inside information. >> lehrer: do you have any idea when it will be announced? >> i think it will be very soon. it's a couple of weeks to the first of the month and that's the day datewe have. i would guess the week after next. >> lehrer: let's go to domestic things. the biden negotiations on deficit reduction, and the debt ceiling. where do t
but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in...
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special operations forces that were key to the fight in afghanistan were redirected to iraq. as a result, there was not an end game in afghanistan and 10 years later, we are still there. >> the conflict morphed over time. it was all consuming at the beginning. it was everything that the bush administration could focus on. >> for the next eight or nine years, we became focused on wars and death in america but in this different way and we had two wars that became a part of our politics. >> we were in a war that became very polarizing within the country. so in some ways, the aftermath of that experience took all the things that we didn't like about our politics and made them worse. >> president bush felt so strongly that he wanted to rebuild confidence, and in fact, his two-term presidency was undermined to such a large extent with a lack of confidence in some of the steps that were taken afterwards, obviously, going into iraq, et cetera, mass destruction. >> before 9/11, it's hard to remember now, but we actually went through a period after the end of the cold war when american
special operations forces that were key to the fight in afghanistan were redirected to iraq. as a result, there was not an end game in afghanistan and 10 years later, we are still there. >> the conflict morphed over time. it was all consuming at the beginning. it was everything that the bush administration could focus on. >> for the next eight or nine years, we became focused on wars and death in america but in this different way and we had two wars that became a part of our...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wednesday, mark? >> i think the president recognizes two things. over the last two years, democrats lost to the debate on their major initiatives, economic recovery and health care. they don't want to run the risk this time. they have to lay out what the consequences are, the recklessness and irresponsibility of even entertaining the possibility of letting this country defaults on its obligations. >> evan, what do you make of it? >> you cannot be partisan about this. at least he is showing some energy. but he has got to be an arm twister behind the scenes, and he is not really lyndon johnson. this is serious now. this is his moment of l
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wednesday, mark? >> i...
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afghanistan is his, iraqi' iraq. >> charlie: i think there are some who voted for him that perhaps inexperience has played a role here and that therefore if you look at economic policy, the absence of experience in washington, the absence of experience in dealing with the kinds of economic issues we faced has shown itself. >> i actually, i actually believe the opposite, actually. i actually think what h did wrong was put in th whitehouse a bunch of people that were this sort of old style politicians, the old style, they were old clinton people. and he didn't bring in sort of the business. >> charlie: go ahead. i don't think that's necessary but go ahead. i think that's part of it too. i think that's an argument being made out there that he chose the wrong people to be surrounded. but if you aue who would those people who say he chose the wrong people have recommended, most of the people o make that argument think it should have been not business aders but it should have been sort of more populist. >> when i mean business i don't mean going to wall street and pick somebody out of wall street. i'
afghanistan is his, iraqi' iraq. >> charlie: i think there are some who voted for him that perhaps inexperience has played a role here and that therefore if you look at economic policy, the absence of experience in washington, the absence of experience in dealing with the kinds of economic issues we faced has shown itself. >> i actually, i actually believe the opposite, actually. i actually think what h did wrong was put in th whitehouse a bunch of people that were this sort of old...
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a clear disagreement between governor romney and governor huntsman over the pace of withdrawal from afghanistan, huntsman arguing for more rapid withdrawal and romney saying no, we should go slower. there are disagreements on a whole series of these but overall, what we learned is that this is a group that is collectively, with the exception of ron paul, a more hawkish group in terms of foreign policy than president obama and there will be a foreign policy debate and it was interesting before the debate happened, the degree to which the democratic national committee, the obama campaign, the national security adviser were all out talking about foreign policy and aiming criticism at governor romney on foreign policy. the president wants to run as a president who has had foreign policy success. >> he wants to talk about that much more than the economy. let me ask you about herman cain. he was the big deal in this campaign. >> a week ago? >> he had bad moments on foreign policy, where does he stand? >> i think in the debate, he was not very much in evidence. i just don't think he's comfortable talk
a clear disagreement between governor romney and governor huntsman over the pace of withdrawal from afghanistan, huntsman arguing for more rapid withdrawal and romney saying no, we should go slower. there are disagreements on a whole series of these but overall, what we learned is that this is a group that is collectively, with the exception of ron paul, a more hawkish group in terms of foreign policy than president obama and there will be a foreign policy debate and it was interesting before...
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our vault and view our program from 10 years ago this week when president bush launched the war in afghanistan. find it all at pbs.org. keep up with daily developments on the "pbs newshauer" and we'll do our best to make sense of it all next week on "washington week." download our weekly podcast and take us with you. it's the "washington week" podcast at pbs.org. >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still, and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> a line is a powerful thing. it connects the global economy to your living room, cleaner to stronger markets, factory floors, to less crowded roads. today's progress to tomorrow's promise. norfolk southern, one line,
our vault and view our program from 10 years ago this week when president bush launched the war in afghanistan. find it all at pbs.org. keep up with daily developments on the "pbs newshauer" and we'll do our best to make sense of it all next week on "washington week." download our weekly podcast and take us with you. it's the "washington week" podcast at pbs.org. >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this >> funding for...
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together we've showcased 19 films about everything from skateboarding in afghanistan to the struggle of white farmers in zimbabwe, to art made in the world's largest landfill in brazil. you can find all the other segments in this series on the newshour web site, and at film.economist.com >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. the stalemate over the payroll tax cut deepened, after house republicans voted down a short- term extension. president obama and house speaker boehner pressed each other to give ground. and wall street had its best day in months. the dow industrials gained more than 330 points, partly on hopeful economic news from europe. online, there's more about the political upheaval in iraq. hari sreenivasan has a preview. hari? >> sreenivasan: margaret revisits the interview she did last year with vice president tariq al-hashimi, now accused of organizing sunni death squads. europe's financial crisis is the subject of paul solman's post. on making sense, he explains why greece might opt for the drachma over the euro. and on our science page, find the story
together we've showcased 19 films about everything from skateboarding in afghanistan to the struggle of white farmers in zimbabwe, to art made in the world's largest landfill in brazil. you can find all the other segments in this series on the newshour web site, and at film.economist.com >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. the stalemate over the payroll tax cut deepened, after house republicans voted down a short- term extension. president obama and house speaker...
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afghanistan did not matter. they were going to fight all enemies whether soviets, whether americans, israelis. that was the first sense that there was a global objective in mind for him. >> brown: when was it that you realized who it was you had been dealing with. >> it was years later when in kabul one of the commanders said you know that tall arab you met back then? that was bin laden. during the end of 1980s we had no clue who bin laden was. he was one of many jihadists from saudi arabia, egypt, chechnya, who were fighting alongside the afghans or fighting their own war alongside the afghans. amusingly enough, the afghans kicked out the arabs at the end of the 190s because they were getting too arrogant. they were outsiders. this has always been the afghan approach to people who are no longer guests. >> brown: another stunning or striking episode. you begin the book with the-- and i referred to this meeting for waiting for mausaud. you left before he showed up. and then you found that he had been assassinated
afghanistan did not matter. they were going to fight all enemies whether soviets, whether americans, israelis. that was the first sense that there was a global objective in mind for him. >> brown: when was it that you realized who it was you had been dealing with. >> it was years later when in kabul one of the commanders said you know that tall arab you met back then? that was bin laden. during the end of 1980s we had no clue who bin laden was. he was one of many jihadists from...
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. >> woodruff: you're critical of him in afghanistan. there isn't agreement betweeninate oh, the united states, and afghanistan, but all foreign troops would be out by 2014. if you're president would you abide by that agreement? >> again, i would listen to the generals, and if that continues to be the view of the commanders in the field, as they assess the capabilities of the afghan military, then, of course, i would pursue that course. but at the same time, we have to be open to what we're hearing from the people on the ground. i hope we can perhaps move even faster than that. we'll listen, again, to the conditions on the ground as they exist because it's important to us that the transition from our forces to the afghan security forces being able to maintain the sovereignty of the afghan nation, from the tyranny of the taliban is an important consideration. >> woodruff: isn't it the role of the president to make his or her own independent judgment about where american troops go? you're saying you would always defer to the generals? >> d
. >> woodruff: you're critical of him in afghanistan. there isn't agreement betweeninate oh, the united states, and afghanistan, but all foreign troops would be out by 2014. if you're president would you abide by that agreement? >> again, i would listen to the generals, and if that continues to be the view of the commanders in the field, as they assess the capabilities of the afghan military, then, of course, i would pursue that course. but at the same time, we have to be open to...
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draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go operational costs will come down. gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion, dollars00 billion is the numbe" i've seen over 10 years. >> okay with reducing the budget? >> yes. >>worry you? >> china -- >> if we don't maintain a@ position of worl military superiority we won't be the number one in the@wod, check? >> if we let our economy down the toilet, we won't be number one in the world@either. and we cat afford this! >> we're not number one militaly in the world -- in @@ our -- in our circumstances. we will still -] @@not be the number one [everyone talki at once] worlds power? next 15 countries we'll still power. number one military [everyone talking at once]@@ >> nal powe
draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go operational costs will come down. gates hada big role in yes, did. >> gohead. >>ea i think they'll center to try to cut the @@defense buet by, i don't know,@0 -- 50, 100 billion,...
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pakistan is the real source of the issues with afghanistan. i think he is refreshing and wants to take a look at all of our commit manys overseas. he's a guy with ideas. i think it's ideas that as you get closer to the top of the heap, you get crimped in by what your pollsters tell you on issues. you don't want to go outside of those margins. gingrich doesn't know any margins. i think he probably colored outside of the margins as a kid. >> ifill: susan page tony perkins of the family research council was quoted as saying under normal circumstances gingrich would have real problems with the social community. >> it's like the three-married gingrich will be the social conservative candidate. it's hard to overstate how important this endorsement by the union leader is for newt gingrich. for one thing, we heard mr. mcquaid talk about the subtlety of the union looder endorsement. subtlety is not what the union leader is known for. we expect to see the union leader hammer home this endorsement for the next six weeks until the voting. i think it also
pakistan is the real source of the issues with afghanistan. i think he is refreshing and wants to take a look at all of our commit manys overseas. he's a guy with ideas. i think it's ideas that as you get closer to the top of the heap, you get crimped in by what your pollsters tell you on issues. you don't want to go outside of those margins. gingrich doesn't know any margins. i think he probably colored outside of the margins as a kid. >> ifill: susan page tony perkins of the family...
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in afghanistan, nato announced four more of its troops have been killed in action. that made nine in the last 24 hours. five of those were u.s. soldiers who died on thursday. just a week ago, 30 americans and eight afghans were killed when their chinook helicopter was shot down. british police were out in full force today to guard against any resurgence of rioting over the weekend. authorities also kept up the hunt for suspects in the aftermath of this week's looting and violence. they used images of people captured on security cameras during the riots. in birmingham, for example, a large screen in the city center was showing those images. deputy prime minister nick clegg acknowledged today there's much to learn from the violence. >> with the benefit of hindsight we can all, you know, act as armchair generals saying this or that should have happened. i think the key thing is that what the public wants to see is that the streets are safe again, shops are safe again, homes are safe again, families are safe again. and that the people who did all of this are in court an
in afghanistan, nato announced four more of its troops have been killed in action. that made nine in the last 24 hours. five of those were u.s. soldiers who died on thursday. just a week ago, 30 americans and eight afghans were killed when their chinook helicopter was shot down. british police were out in full force today to guard against any resurgence of rioting over the weekend. authorities also kept up the hunt for suspects in the aftermath of this week's looting and violence. they used...
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three more nato soldiers were killed today in afghanistan. there was no word on their nationalities. just yesterday, eight american troops died in back to back bombings. a court in serbia ruled today that war crimes suspect ratko mladic can be extradited to face an international tribunal in the netherlands. mladic was arrested thursday outside this house in northern serbia after 16 years on the run. officials said police happened upon him during a routine raid. the former bosnian serb general is wanted in the murders of 8,000 bosnian muslims, and other crimes. the tornado death toll in joplin, missouri, has risen again, to 132. but the number of missing and unaccounted fell today, to 156. meanwhile, search teams continued looking through wreckage, and forensics specialists worked in refrigerated trucks to identify bodies. >> it is a very thur oi process. it's very meticulous and complete and respectful, and we want to make sure that that continue. it is happening as quickly as possible and as soon as-- as soon as that is completed and next of
three more nato soldiers were killed today in afghanistan. there was no word on their nationalities. just yesterday, eight american troops died in back to back bombings. a court in serbia ruled today that war crimes suspect ratko mladic can be extradited to face an international tribunal in the netherlands. mladic was arrested thursday outside this house in northern serbia after 16 years on the run. officials said police happened upon him during a routine raid. the former bosnian serb general...
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action in afghanistan. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. >> victory against the taliban in afghanistan is that taliban is a neutered force. they are no longer a security threat to the afghan people or to our country. >> reporter: to the plan to pull all u.s. troops from iraq, criticized by most candidates. huntsman and texas congressman ron paul support the complete iraq withdrawal and a withdrawal from afghanistan. on preventing iran's nuclear ambitions... >> congressman paul, let me follow up with you for 30 seconds. it is worth going to war to prevent a nuclear weapon in iran? >> no, it isn't worthwhile. >> reporter: but others support a more muscular approach. >> after all of the work we've done there's nothing else we can do besides take military action then of course you take military action. it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. >> i agree entirely with governor romney. if in the end despite all of those things the dictatorship persists you have to take whatever steps are nece
action in afghanistan. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. >> victory against the taliban in afghanistan is that taliban is a neutered force. they are no longer a security threat to the afghan people or to our country. >> reporter: to the plan to pull all u.s. troops from iraq, criticized by most candidates. huntsman and texas congressman ron paul support the complete iraq withdrawal and a withdrawal from afghanistan. on preventing iran's nuclear ambitions... >>...
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has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i... i totally disagree. now, the fact that we have 100,000 troops nation-building in afghanistan when this nation so desperately needs to be built, when, on the ground, we do need intelligence gathering, no doubt about that. we need a strong special forces presence. we need a drone presence. and we need some ongoing training of the afghan national army. but we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is in afghanistan. and i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves today. ( applause ) >> suarez: texas governor rick perry and michele bachmann disagreed, meanwhile, over whether the u.s. should continue to send aid to pakistan. >> the bottom line is that they've showed us time after time that they can't be trusted. and until pakistan clearly shows that they have america's best interests in mind, i would not send them one penny, period. >> with all due respect to the governor, i think that's highly naive, because, again, we have to recognize
has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i... i totally disagree. now, the fact that we have 100,000 troops nation-building in afghanistan when this nation so desperately needs to be built, when, on the ground, we do need intelligence gathering, no doubt about that. we need a strong special forces presence. we need a drone presence. and we need some ongoing training of the afghan national army. but we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is...
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forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to take shots at president obama, and at times that has put the republican candidates in paradoxical positions, in the case of newt gingrich, being in favor of intervening in libya a week before he was against intervening in libya. gwen: the president poked back at mitt romney by saying, ask bin laden whether i've been too easy or not. and to take an issue that should be core to most americans, afghanistan. how long are we going to be in afghanistan? what's the strategy going to be? mitt romney has answers, newt has some answers but you haven't seen a fu
forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to...
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say, in afghanistan, there are honor killings. i talked to a journalists who couldn't talk about the attempted rape that was perpetrated by her superior because she knew of two colleagues who had been killed by their own families for talking about having been raped. so there are honor killings. there are many countries in which women can't marry after they've been raped. there's just simple gossipçç. their also the fear that there will be no justice brought in a lot of conflict zones. there are no working police departments, justice systems so there's really no point in coming forward in a lot of these cases for these journalists. >> warner: why did you and why the committee to protect journalists decide it was important to publicize this now? >> it's really a freedom issue that no one has been talking about. i think we cover things from attacks to murders to jailings of journalists. these are all things that prevent reporters from gettingtç and from having the news heard. this is just another way of preventing men and women
say, in afghanistan, there are honor killings. i talked to a journalists who couldn't talk about the attempted rape that was perpetrated by her superior because she knew of two colleagues who had been killed by their own families for talking about having been raped. so there are honor killings. there are many countries in which women can't marry after they've been raped. there's just simple gossipçç. their also the fear that there will be no justice brought in a lot of conflict zones. there...
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what we're seeing because of iraq and afghanistan those views are shifting. that invisible wounds, mental wounds, psychological wounds, are just as debilitating and in some cases more debilitating than losing a arm or leg. gwen: what is it about these wars that's different from other wars in changing people's opinions about that? >> part of it is the sheer number of tours. you have people going three, four, five, six times to these war zones. and part of the nature of the war itself. in world war ii, you had big battles where the guys to your left and right of you were shooting at enemies. and it was more of a conventional fight. in iraq and afghanistan, you could be walking as has been the case where i've been there, and a person who's a friend of yours suddenly disappears in an i.e.d. you never see the enemy who took his life. a very different kind of challenge. you are constantly afraid of something bad happening. and you never know who the person is who's doing that bad thing to you or the person you care about. >> yochi, does the policy change affect ben
what we're seeing because of iraq and afghanistan those views are shifting. that invisible wounds, mental wounds, psychological wounds, are just as debilitating and in some cases more debilitating than losing a arm or leg. gwen: what is it about these wars that's different from other wars in changing people's opinions about that? >> part of it is the sheer number of tours. you have people going three, four, five, six times to these war zones. and part of the nature of the war itself. in...
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in afghanistan, at least nine people died in separate attacks by militants. one attacker hit a fuel depot near the main international military base in the south. a day earlier, a team of suicide bombers killed 22 people at a security meeting near kabul. three more nato troops were killed on sunday as well. two more cities in syria faced heavy assault today by the country's military. the attack on the coastal city of latakia began over the weekend, including tanks, troops and even naval gunboats. soldiers also stormed part of homs in central syria. meanwhile, the foreign minister of neighboring turkey warned the syrian government to end the bloodshed or face unspecified action. there was word today that thousands of pounds of food meant for famine victims in somalia have been stolen and sold for cash. the associated press found sacks of food from the u.n., the u.s. and other donors in markets throughout mogadishu. one official estimated half of all aid sent to somalia has been diverted. refugees in the city appealed again for help. >> i haven't received any fo
in afghanistan, at least nine people died in separate attacks by militants. one attacker hit a fuel depot near the main international military base in the south. a day earlier, a team of suicide bombers killed 22 people at a security meeting near kabul. three more nato troops were killed on sunday as well. two more cities in syria faced heavy assault today by the country's military. the attack on the coastal city of latakia began over the weekend, including tanks, troops and even naval...
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from britain. >> holman: elsewhere, a nato soldier died in a roadside bombing in southern afghanistan today. syrian troops fired on protesters again in a fresh round of mass demonstrations, killing at least 20 people. the anti-government protests were held across the country in repeated calls for president bashar al-assad and his regime to go. the military deployed tanks, troops and armored personnel carriers in multiple cities. just yesterday, assad had assured the u.n. that military and police operations against the protesters had stopped. there also was new violence in israel and gaza. the israeli military staged new air strikes into gaza, and hamas militants launched rockets into southern israel. the escalation followed yesterday's attacks by gunmen that killed eight israelis. but both sides cited the need to defend themselves. >> we in the i.d.f. will not tolerate this kind of continued violence, and we will do the utmost, with the restraint we have, in order to counter this kind of terrorism. >>> ( translated ): non-violence is the way forward to reaching, eventually, a solution
from britain. >> holman: elsewhere, a nato soldier died in a roadside bombing in southern afghanistan today. syrian troops fired on protesters again in a fresh round of mass demonstrations, killing at least 20 people. the anti-government protests were held across the country in repeated calls for president bashar al-assad and his regime to go. the military deployed tanks, troops and armored personnel carriers in multiple cities. just yesterday, assad had assured the u.n. that military and...
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and scores of other nations pledged today to continue supporting afghanistan after most foreign forces leave in 2014. the commitments came at a conference in bonn, germany. afghan president hamid karzai said his country will need financial support for at least another decade after the troops leave. pakistan boycotted the conference, protesting a nato air strike last month that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. about 10,000 russians protested in moscow this evening, over sunday's parliamentary elections. they charged the voting was rigged to favor prime minister vladimir putin and his united russia party. official results showed united russia took about half the vote. observers had predicted a much percentage. the ruling party got 64% of the vote in the last elections. russian president dimitri medvedev defended sunday's results. >> no doubt, the election was fundamentally different from anything we have ever had for a variety of reasons. i can share my impressions. united russia got exactly as many votes as it has supporters, not more, not less. thus the election was absolutely fair and de
and scores of other nations pledged today to continue supporting afghanistan after most foreign forces leave in 2014. the commitments came at a conference in bonn, germany. afghan president hamid karzai said his country will need financial support for at least another decade after the troops leave. pakistan boycotted the conference, protesting a nato air strike last month that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. about 10,000 russians protested in moscow this evening, over sunday's parliamentary...
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what is it. >> poor economy. >> afghanistan, iraq. >> afghanistan off page one. iraq is on page one? >> in the ends of july, this is going to be up this big on page one finish they're in the deal. he's got to -- [everyone talking at once] >> unemployment rate on page one! >> if the unemployment rate comes out high, it will be the lead story in the newspaper, john. >> it will dominate the story that we just had? >> it will dominate if for a couple days. >> there will be a deal. >> there will be a deal? >> and there will be a deal and neither side will be happy. each side will give the other side something. they're -- >> not the taxes. that won't be part of the deal. taxes will not be part of the deal. >> what do you 90. >> tax revenues -- [everyone talking at once] >> they'll find something, i think, to agree on finally. i don't know whether it will be on august 2 or august 5th. but unemployment rate is not off the front pages. unemployment is -- on the number-one issue in 20% of american names. you have the biggest unemployment we've had since the great despres i
what is it. >> poor economy. >> afghanistan, iraq. >> afghanistan off page one. iraq is on page one? >> in the ends of july, this is going to be up this big on page one finish they're in the deal. he's got to -- [everyone talking at once] >> unemployment rate on page one! >> if the unemployment rate comes out high, it will be the lead story in the newspaper, john. >> it will dominate the story that we just had? >> it will dominate if for a couple...
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they never once asked a question about iraq, or afghanistan. it was centered totally on iran. and the republicans just-- they can't stop themselves they just start rattling sabers. they don't want to pay for it. they don't want to be involved in it, but, boy, they love war. >> they love war, david? >> do think it's true. i've said this before on the program, and i think there are experts who agree with this, that within a year, iran will be a major story as they get close to some sort of-- not a deliverable nuclear warhead but a step in their nuclear program. i think it was appropriate to ask about iran. that is the looming crisis, at least in the middle east. the ron paul thing is interesting because just speaking in political terms, mitt romney needs ron paul to do well. he takes votes away from gingrich. >> how does paul take votes away from them? >> basically, there's a moderate group which tend to go towards romney, and then there's more are youable, more conservative group that is split among all these other conservatives-- >> pirry >> and romney. and if paul takes a chu
they never once asked a question about iraq, or afghanistan. it was centered totally on iran. and the republicans just-- they can't stop themselves they just start rattling sabers. they don't want to pay for it. they don't want to be involved in it, but, boy, they love war. >> they love war, david? >> do think it's true. i've said this before on the program, and i think there are experts who agree with this, that within a year, iran will be a major story as they get close to some...
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items balancing the budget eventually is a $1 trillion we are going to save from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. a peace dividend. now in the deliberations, republicans say that does not count any longer. having voted for it. so there is more than a little inconsistency all the way are around. that'll it is serious when you hear some members, a freshman, and some of the people campaigning for president, saying that you really do not have to raise the debt ceiling. and you would not really compromise anything much. but the truth is, the facts showed you can pay off the entitlements, but then you cannot pay soldiers in the field. you cannot have a justice department. you cannot have anybody looking at whether your borders are sick. you cannot have education. you cannot pay anything if you pay those bills and interest on bonds. that is it. >> that is why i think the good news in as bad situation is john boehner saying he still thinks we can get a big deal. >> the rupert murdoch scandal may have cost the atlantic. at the department of justice and all kinds of federal agencies will be going after th
items balancing the budget eventually is a $1 trillion we are going to save from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. a peace dividend. now in the deliberations, republicans say that does not count any longer. having voted for it. so there is more than a little inconsistency all the way are around. that'll it is serious when you hear some members, a freshman, and some of the people campaigning for president, saying that you really do not have to raise the debt ceiling. and you would not really...
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afghanistan. the other -- he put pressure on afghanistan. the other thing is ryan crocker -- >> came out of retirement. >> very important. >> it is a pity he is in afghanistan. he ought to be in iraq, were needed a spectacular job. >> the president tries to defuse the birth or controversy. >> we don't have time for this silliness. we have got better stuff to do, i've got better stuff to do. we have problems to solve, and i'm confident we can solve them, we have to focus on them. >> i am taking great credit you have to ask the president, why didn't he do this a long time ago? >> that is donald trott, taking credit for the fact that the president of united states has released his long form birth certificate. mr. trump has moved onto questioning the president's academic credentials, how he got into columbia and harvard law school. by the way, he was president of the harvard law review. "the new york times" said on friday that his decision to prove that he was a legitimate document up public office was a low and debasing, in public life. why did
afghanistan. the other -- he put pressure on afghanistan. the other thing is ryan crocker -- >> came out of retirement. >> very important. >> it is a pity he is in afghanistan. he ought to be in iraq, were needed a spectacular job. >> the president tries to defuse the birth or controversy. >> we don't have time for this silliness. we have got better stuff to do, i've got better stuff to do. we have problems to solve, and i'm confident we can solve them, we have to...